Car delivered!

[davidmacq]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/davidmacq/DSC_6698.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/davidmacq/DSC_6699.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/davidmacq/DSC_6700.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/davidmacq/DSC_6701.jpg
1990 740T m46 230,000

Why do they all end up red? lol. I like white and black also. Artic white maybe my fav, but I'd like a nice shiny black as well. lol


Oops, this was supposed to be in showroom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thelostartof]

pimp ass car(s)

[davidmacq]

Thank you!

[Hank Scorpio]

ahhh if theresa had gotten a yellow it'd be just like that!!

Looks fantastic! Red may not be my favorite but it sure looks nice when its all sparkly lol

[linuxman51]

lookin sharp. neighbors are going to think you've got a red fetish though ;-)

[Gene_GaTech]

AHH NICE CAR!!!! omg you have the fogs i have been hunting for....my 90 740ti m46 didn't have them :-(. Take some interior and engine pics.

[blu92in99]

Nice ride! Damn, even has the 90+ under-bumper fogs. Wanna sell 'em? :badboy:


-Justin

[JohnMc]

Now you need a red 780 to complete the trifecta.

[davidmacq]

Sure no problem, don't mind taking pics of this car. Haven't gotten interior dirty yet, haha.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/davidmacq/DSC_6702.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/davidmacq/DSC_6703.jpg

Volvo floormats I think, maybe ipd. Clutch pedal had been getting caught on it, driver side out to be trimmed or something.


http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/davidmacq/DSC_6707.jpg
Forgot the guy had mentioned msd something.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/davidmacq/DSC_6706.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/davidmacq/DSC_6705.jpg
mechanic liked the light up top.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/davidmacq/DSC_6704.jpg

[gsellstr]

Nice ride! Damn, even has the 90+ under-bumper fogs. Wanna sell 'em? :badboy:


-Justin

Sell em? He's gotta still have em on the car to sell after some random t-bricker decides to wander over there after dark some night and remove them. :twisted:

Or maybe I'll just grab that pair on the car I saw last week in downtown....

AWESOME looking car man!

[BenW]

Damn. Dave, we gotta meet up sometime in Nashville.

[davidmacq]

Thanks!

[tjts1]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b306/davidmacq/DSC_6706.jpg

It looks like somebody installed the driver side strut mount backwards.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/tjts2/c4c3ba37.jpg

[manbeard]

man, that is an awesome car! I love that spoiler on the trunk. is that original?

[SquareD]

Nice. And stick to boot!

[davidmacq]

It looks like somebody installed the driver side strut mount backwards.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/tjts2/c4c3ba37.jpg

Strange. What effect would that have?

I'm not sure if the spoiler is stock or not. I'm thinking not.,

[blu92in99]

Strange. What effect would that have?

I'm not sure if the spoiler is stock or not. I'm thinking not.,Caster angle would be waaay off if it changes the axis the way it looks it does.

The rear wing was an accessory available through the dealerships back then. Probably installed by the original owner.

[ANTHUG740]

is that front bumper lower trim from off the 780?

[ANTHUG740]

actually i just checked; it doesn't look the same

[badvlvo]

Nice, so it's you who's hordeing all the red ones.

[SwedishFish]

Mmmmmmm 601 classic red. My favorite!
Looks a lot like my 740, hmmm. Same color, sedan, turbo, WHAT a stick shift!?!?!? Son of a .!
Send me your hood. Pleaaase.
I believe that the spoiler is probably original and was ordered with the car. 760's lip spoilers were body colored like the side mirrors, and of course a 740 can not have those, so that's probably why it's flat black.
Very sweet find.

[Lord Tentacle]

Strange. What effect would that have?

I'm not sure if the spoiler is stock or not. I'm thinking not.,

Yours is on backwards
the strut MUST be offset to the rear of the hole
its changes the chamber emensly, aka cuts it to half of what it should be

[Julio]

I've always loved red. If it only didn't draw so much attention from the state troopers.
Your cars look hot.

[jfs356]

Those a nice 740's, definitely look hot in red....

[davidmacq]

Yours is on backwards
the strut MUST be offset to the rear of the hole
its changes the chamber emensly, aka cuts it to half of what it should be


Hmmm, will have to get it checked out.


Thanks guys!

[83' Turbo]

dude that is AWESOme

both look great

[davidmacq]

Thanks!

Well considering options for the 740. Clutch slips a bit, and one tire fire. lol.

Have a wagon to donate lsd. Considering whole axle or wondering if I can just take out the lsd parts and swap.

http://brickboard.com/FAQ/700-900/Driveline.htm#RearAxleRatioTable

Appears it's not really possible to swap the rear ends for better fuel economy, but I suppose it would be possible to change for performance. I should say, there isn't any automatic cars with axles that would give taller gearing. Only manual cars have the 3.31, etc,

Thinking about putting a T5 in it. I guess that will give taller gearing, but I think would be nice to have it really low rpm at cruising speeds. Also seems like you do a lot of shifting with the m46. More shifting than go.

Considering putting in K2GT cam in the 740 for a while. Think it would be more suited to automatic or manual car?

[stylngle2003]

i dont think manual turbo cars got anything lower than 3.54, fyi

[davidmacq]

1990 740 Turbo B230FT M46/M47 3.31, 3.54, 3.73

From some link. I guess that would be good. Would mean I wouldn't change my gas mileage too much. I would like to just get the rear welded up, but having been planning on swapping axles.

[MikeHardy]

its pretty easy to sort out.

jack car up on that side (onto stand). put jack under arm, unbolt to the 2 nuts that hold the strut top to the body. lower jack a little till hte studs clear the sheet metal. rotate strut top, jack back up and put the nuts back on.

job done.

[Cornercase]

I hate you because I want your 90 fog lights.

Eamon

[Dmitry S.]

Looks EXACTLY like my 740T except as a Sedan.

http://forums.rennlist.com/upload/img_0079.jpg
http://forums.rennlist.com/upload/img_0083_copy2.jpg
http://forums.rennlist.com/upload/img_0084.jpg

[valvesprung]

Where can I get those fogs?

[Tuff240]

Where can I get those fogs?
Ask Lee to look them up for you. iirc, they aren't cheap.

[davidmacq]

Where can I get those fogs?

Looks like there's some over in San Jose, LOL

LADead, I understand. :)

Dmitry, That's hot! lol, wanna trade?

[davidmacq]

Worked through the night with a friend swapping parts around. Lsd axle swap into 740 from old wagon, and Ipd swaybar swap from new wagon, and chassis brace swap onto the 740. Wow, that took a long time. lol

Of course the 740 handles great now. Appears it has some type of KYB shocks in the rear and not the original springs as well. LSD was working well, but started having some weirdness with the transmission. Then it doesn't want to go into Reverse. At first it would reverse but with clunkyness, etc, then it started just sometimes going into reverse and acting normally, and other times nothing is there.

Friend thinks it's synchros. Anyone know what the T5 swap kit costs?

[impulse922]

Anyone know what the T5 swap kit costs?
do yourself a favor, get a getrag.